I love Shannon Hale's fairy tale style books. If you haven't read this one yet, $1.99 is a great price! Grab it here at Amazon!
My rating: 4 stars / I really liked it
Synopsis from goodreads.com
When Dashti, a maid, and
Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years for
Saren’s refusal to marry a man she despises, the two prepare for a very
long and dark imprisonment.
As food runs low and the days go from
broiling hot to freezing cold, it is all Dashti can do to keep them fed
and comfortable. But the arrival outside the tower of Saren’s two
suitors—one welcome, and the other decidedly less so—brings both hope
and great danger, and Dashti must make the desperate choices of a girl
whose life is worth more than she knows.
With Shannon Hale’s
lyrical language, this forgotten but classic fairy tale from the
Brothers Grimm is reimagined and reset on the central Asian steppes; it
is a completely unique retelling filled with adventure and romance,
drama and disguise.
Enna Burning is the second in the Books of Bayern series by Shannon Hale and also on sale at Amazon for $1.99. I'd recommend reading The Goose Girl first (only $4.61 for e-book) to understand some of the backstory better.
My rating: 4 stars / I really liked it
Synopsis from goodreads.com
Enna and Princess Isi
became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but after Isi married Prince
Geric, Enna returned to the forest. Enna's simple life changes forever
when she learns to wield fire and burn anything at will. Enna is
convinced that she can use her ability for good-to fight Tira, the
kingdom threatening the Bayern borders-and goes on secret raids to set
fire to the Tiran camps and villages. But as the power of the fire grows
stronger, she is less able to control her need to burn. In her
recklessness she is captured by the Tiran army and held captive by a
handsome, manipulative young captain who drugs her to keep her under his
influence. Can Isi and her old friends Finn and Razo rescue her without
sacrificing themselves? And with the fire still consuming her, will
Enna find a way to manage the gift that threatens to destroy her?
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